 Poster: A snowHead
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arv, Sorry for that - got hasty on it.
I have no doubt in my mind that there are people willing to put this money on skis. However, I am appalled by the website for something supposedly so exclusive. At that level, it's not the ski quality per se that matters anymore. It is as if it would matter too much, if a watch were a minute or two/month too slow or fast when it has a cost of six figures and there are a handful of them in the whole wide world. The point is the exclusivity, handcrafted quality and materials. The performance you can buy at a fraction of a cost, but then - it is not the same thing anymore.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 9-06-08 9:49; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I would be suprised if many would fork out that kind of money on such skis. Calling something a Rolls Royce does not make it a Rolls, especially if the website depicts a Lada!!!!
No disrespect to Lada drivers 
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Amazing, how absolutely and utterly fumble these skis look. I'm quite amazed that for the artwork all that was changed between the 2 versions is the colour scheme.
Heh Martin Bell ... come and defend your association ..... Ah hah ha ha ha haha hahah.
Just imagine even if these skis are for real (which they ain't) but first day somewhere in Europe in an avg snow fall season off piste ..... oops hit 1 rock 2 rock 3 rock .... brand new $19k skis are Fxxxed .... hilarrrrrious!
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plectrum, I understand that they are for real.
The target clients have not heard of rocks but I get yer point. Will the guy drilling 'em up for bindings use the wrong jig and have to fill the holes or... as I once witnessed, drill them back-to-front?
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Bode Swiller, They are not truly for real, they are a dude who has made a site and got some poor skis and vastly overpriced them in the hope of receiving a couple of orders this year which will pay for his season. They are real in so much as the dude who gives him $19k will get some avg skis but not real in the claims that they are the world's greatest skis or they will transform in anyway avg skier to a great one.
Complete rip off , hilariously marketed and quite outrageous 
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plectrum, I mean that they are for real in that they exist. You mean that they "aren't for real" in that they can't live up to their claims & such a business isn't viable long term. I agree.
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Just a bit of a shameless x post from TGR. No idea if this is true but there seem to be some aggreived pet owners out there who think this guy might have a track record.
http://runningthepack.com/blog/?p=60
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If not true its highly defammatory
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If Simon Carradan is AKA Simon Brodie then he's a naughty boy...
Simon Brodie, the founder of a San Diego company that is attempting to sell cat franchises, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of false accounting in a failed franchise venture in his native Britain.
The rest here http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20061028/news_1b28brodie.html
Would you buy a pair of second-hand skis from this guy?
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and if true if I were martin bell I wouldn't want to be associated
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I was told there were some diamond encrusted Lacroix skis for sale a there promotion in Courchevel 1850. Did not get the price but could have been expensive as they wanted €250 euros for a bottle of JD at Russian New Year. I think it could be good for grip on rock if they were diamond edged.
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You know it makes sense.
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Simon Brodie/Carradan
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Quote / unqote. Go figure.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi Snowheads...
I had the interesting situation of emailing "Carradan Skis" in June of this year (2008) to see if they would provide demos of their hyper-expensive skis to ExoticSkis.com to review and publish tests of this winter in the USA (we do that with nearly all the ski builders on our list of more than 200 ski builders at www.ExoticSkis.com. We love testing rare and little-known skis!).
"Simon Carradan" replied and said he would get us demos of both models in two sizes to review and test on-snow by December. That sounded cool, business as usual......Since then, I started reading rumors that "Simon Carradan" in Big Sky Montana USA is indeed "Simon Brodie" related to several well-publicized ventures in Great Britain and the U.S. including CloudHoppers hot air ballooning, hypo-allergenic cats, Ashera cats, pet-timesharing, microprocessors, veterinary diagnostic technology...etc.... I did some searching on the Internet and found that the address of Carradan Skis is indeed the same one as the parent or holding company listed in the SEC records for Asensia, Tetros, Coldstar Capital, FlexPets...etc. Personally, I am convinced it is the same person. I posted some brief snippets of an email conversation we had over at ( http://www.exoticskis.com/ExoticSkis/list.aspx?mfrID=213 ). I understand there are some lawsuits or other legal challenges going on with non-ski related business affairs, but I really only care about skis and getting the truth to people about ski builders and their products.
I can't say if the skis are real or not until they actually show up in a box for testing... They are vapor to me until we click into a pair.....I will bet these skis won't turn me into an Olympic star, but are high-end luxury items targeted at the jet-set crowd who like Breitling watches, Lear Jets, Maseratis, Monets and similar things....My $15 Timex watch does the same job as a $15k luxury watch...but if people want to spend their money on such things....be my guest.... The skis are claimed to have some high-tech ingredients and features...which is fine...as long as they are really as claimed...They don't have to make the ski magical, but they must be real and verifiable to avoid fraudulent claims.
I will try to keep you posted on any developments about the World's most expensive skis....anyway...if anyone has info they want to send...please let me know...I just want to bring the truth about skis and their builders to the masses....(and test a bunch in the process)...Please forward any info you might find! Skiers deserve to know all the details about skis and ski companies, especially ones that want to charge $12k usd and $19k usd per pair! Let's see if Simon Carradan (Brodie?) will step up to take questions and critique from the skiing community about his company, his past and the skis themselves. My opinion is, if you've got the guts to sell a ski for $19k usd, you had better be able to stand up front-and-center and let the skiers ask detailed questions.
Cheers,
- Eric
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Poster: A snowHead
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exoticskis,
Sounds fair... look forward to a review.............or not...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Spot on exoticskis.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Sounds a balanced point of view! If it is the same person, he may have changed his spots, after all a possible future business involved cats!
The core to this thread is the ridiculous price of the skis; and when you compare the price of the item to the quality of the website it seems all the more incredible!
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Carradan web site has now been updated !!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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check it out! they use FISH in the cores!!
ok, maybe that says "ash"
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Same colour as fish fingers, is the green bit mushy peas?
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And burnt chips being the other one!
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The Fish adds swim bladder capability for extra float in the soft and an ability to attract cats if you need a tasty barbeque/ new hat/stole
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Arno, I read Pish.
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Swirly, hmmm - you could be on to something. right colour too
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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These Carradan skis are now too cheap and downmarket for my liking. This season Harrods are flogging diamond-encrusted Lacroix skis for £40,000 a pair. No mention of who personly delivers them but I'd be hoping for Kelly Brook... sorry, MB.
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You know it makes sense.
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